Dell Command | Configure

[Pages:5]Dell Command | Configure

Version 4.4 User's Guide

December 2020 Rev. A00

Notes, cautions, and warnings

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Dell Command | Configure 4.4.............................................................. 5 What's new in this release.................................................................................................................................................5 Other documents you may need......................................................................................................................................6 Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site........................................................................................6

Chapter 2: Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT) Compliance for Dell Command | Configure 4.4........................................................................................................................... 7

Chapter 3: Using user interface for Dell Command | Configure 4.4................................................ 8 Accessing Dell Command | Configure within Windows system................................................................................8 Accessing Dell Command | Configure within Linux..................................................................................................... 8 Files and folders of Dell Command | Configure ...........................................................................................................8 Accessing the Dell Command | Configure GUI............................................................................................................. 9 Creating a BIOS package using the GUI........................................................................................................................ 9 Configure the general settings................................................................................................................................. 10 Configuration options..................................................................................................................................................10 Configuring the setup, system, and hard disk drive passwords........................................................................ 11 Clearing setup, system and hard disk drive passwords using the existing password..................................12 Password protection screen......................................................................................................................................12 Configuring the autoon option.................................................................................................................................. 12 Configuring the bootorder option.............................................................................................................................13 Boot order screen........................................................................................................................................................ 13 Adding a new device to the boot order.................................................................................................................. 14 Boot order type.............................................................................................................................................................14 Configuring the primarybatterycfg option............................................................................................................. 14 Configuring the advbatterychargecfg option........................................................................................................15 Configuring the peakshiftcfg option........................................................................................................................15 Password Configuration option................................................................................................................................ 16 Configuring the keyboardbacklightcolor option....................................................................................................16 Advanced System Management..................................................................................................................................... 17 Setting the non-critical threshold values................................................................................................................17 BIOS option validation.......................................................................................................................................................18 Validating a multiplatform package or saved package........................................................................................ 18 Validating a local system package............................................................................................................................18 Exporting the BIOS configuration.................................................................................................................................. 18 Exporting the SCE (.EXE) file................................................................................................................................... 19 Exporting the configuration without setting values............................................................................................ 19 Target system configuration.......................................................................................................................................... 20 Applying INI or CCTK file........................................................................................................................................... 20 Applying a shell script on Linux................................................................................................................................ 20 Applying a SCE file...................................................................................................................................................... 20 Log details in Package History........................................................................................................................................21 Viewing a log file...........................................................................................................................................................21 Deleting log details.......................................................................................................................................................21

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Providing feedback on Dell Command | Configure ............................................................................................. 21

Chapter 4: Troubleshooting scenarios in Dell Command | Configure 4.4.......................................22 Contacting Dell...................................................................................................................................................................23

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Introduction to Dell Command | Configure 4.4

Dell Command | Configure is a software package that provides BIOS configuration capability for Dell client systems. IT administrators can use this tool to configure BIOS settings and create BIOS packages using the Dell Command | Configure User Interface (UI) or Command Line Interface (CLI).

Dell Command | Configure supports the following Windows and Linux operating systems:

Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 Ubuntu Desktop 18.04 Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 Ubuntu Core 16

For information about using the CLI, see Dell Command | Configure Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at DellClientCommandSuiteManuals.

NOTE: This software was rebranded as Dell Command | Configure after Dell Client Configuration Toolkit version 2.2.1.

Topics:

? What's new in this release ? Other documents you may need

What's new in this release

Support for Open a Dell Recommended Package. NOTE: The Dell Recommended Package of BIOS attributes must be checked by the organization's security team prior to deployment. Dell is not responsible for security vulnerabilities that may arise which is related to the deployment or modification of the Dell Recommended Package of the BIOS attributes.

Support for General and Sync options in Dell Command | Configure Settings. Support for the following new BIOS attributes:

-- ThermalManagement -- MicrocodeUpdateSupport -- DisPwdJumper -- NVMePwdFeature -- NonAdminPsidRevert -- DeviceHotkeyAccess -- PowerButtonOverride -- DisUsb4Pcie -- IntelTME -- VideoPowerOnlyPorts -- TypeCDockOverride --SafeShutter -- HybridGraphics

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 -- PCIeBifurcation -- HTTPsBoot -- HTTPsBootMode

Other documents you may need

In addition to this guide, you can access the following documents at dellclientcommandsuitemanuals: The Dell Command | Configure Installation Guide provides information about installing Dell Command | Configure on

supported client systems. The guide is available at Dell Command | Configure documentation page. The Dell Command | Configure Command Line Interface Reference Guide provides information about configuring the BIOS

options on supported Dell client systems. The Release Notes documentation is available as part of the Dell Command | Configure download on dellclientcommandsuitemanuals, provides the latest available information for the installation and operation of Dell Command | Configure .

Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site

You can access the required documents by selecting your product. 1. Go to manuals. 2. Click Browse all products, click Software, and then click Client Systems Management. 3. To view the documents, click the required product name and version number.

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Windows SMM Security Mitigations Table (WSMT) Compliance for Dell Command | Configure 4.4

The Windows (SMM) Security Mitigations Table contains information about the ACPI table that was created for the Windows operating system, which supports Windows virtualization-based security (VBS) features. Dell Command | Configure is WSMT compatible. This is used for configuring the platform features on Dell Client Systems with WSMT enabled BIOS.

Following are the behavioral changes due to WSMT compliance:

Configuration functionalities are available on the Dell Client Platforms which have the compatible version of BIOS supporting WMI/ACPI. For more information about the platform list, see Supported Platforms.

The following limited functionalities are available when the systems are having incompatible BIOS: Dell Command | Configure GUI is used for viewing all the configuration features. Dell Command | Configure generates SCE for multiplatform packages. Dell Command | Configure generates the reports with the configured values. Dell Command | Configure opens a saved package. You may see the following warning messages with systems running an incompatible BIOS. During installation: This system does not have a WMI-ACPI compliant BIOS, so the limited functionality is available. Update the BIOS with a compatible version, if available. For more information, see Dell Command | Configure Release Notes. Using CLI: This system does not have a WMI-ACPI compliant BIOS. Update the BIOS with a compatible version, if available. For local system package in GUI: This system does not have a WMI-ACPI compatible BIOS, and the local system SCE package does not work on this system. Update the BIOS with a compatible version, if available. While running the SCE packages: This system does not have a WMI-ACPI compliant BIOS. Update the BIOS with a compatible version, if available.

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Using user interface for Dell Command | Configure 4.4

Dell Command | Configure Graphical User Interface (Dell Command | Configure user interface) displays all BIOS configurations that are supported by Dell Command | Configure . Using the Dell Command | Configure user interface, you can perform the following: Create BIOS configuration for client systems. For more information, see Creating a BIOS Package using GUI. Validate the BIOS configuration against the BIOS configuration of the host system. For more information, see BIOS option

validation. Export the customized BIOS configurations as a configuration file (INI or CCTK), Self-Contained Executable (SCE), shell

script, or report. For more information, see Exporting the BIOS configuration. NOTE: To apply the configuration using the Dell Command | Configure Command Line Interface (CLI), run the required file (INI, CCTK, or SCE).

NOTE: This system does not have a WMI-ACPI compliant BIOS, so the limited functionality is available. Update the BIOS with a compatible version, if available. For more information, see Dell Command | Configure Release Notes.

Topics:

? Accessing Dell Command | Configure within Windows system ? Accessing Dell Command | Configure within Linux ? Files and folders of Dell Command | Configure ? Accessing the Dell Command | Configure GUI ? Creating a BIOS package using the GUI ? Advanced System Management ? BIOS option validation ? Exporting the BIOS configuration ? Target system configuration ? Log details in Package History

Accessing Dell Command | Configure within Windows system

Click Start > All Programs > Dell > Command Configure > Dell Command | Configure Command Wizard. Click Start > All Programs > Client > Dell Command | Configure Command Wizard.

Accessing Dell Command | Configure within Linux

Browse to /opt/dell/dcc directory. NOTE: On the systems running Ubuntu Core, Dell Command | Configure can be accessed from any location using the following command: tk.

Files and folders of Dell Command | Configure

The following table displays the files and folders of Dell Command | Configure on systems running the Windows operating system.

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